Cuspidor.



@I STA BLAINE EWING, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CUSPIDOR.

Application led November 24, 1914.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, BLAINn EwING, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to cuspidors which may be attached to a side wall and is more particularly directed to cuspidors of that kind, adapted for use in connection with a partition wall which throughout part of its length does not extend to the ground.

Some of the objects of my invention are to provide a cuspidor of the kind described which shall be simple, strong and ornamental, readily cleaned, furnish protection to the wall to which it is attached, and be so arranged that when used with the kind of partition wall specified, a pair of my improved cuspidors may be attached to the partition wall and held together so that a common sputum cup may be used in connection with both cuspidors of the pair, thus greatly reducing the amount of space necessary and the difliculty of cleaning.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have shown in Figure l a perspective View of a pair of my improved cuspidors having the common sputum cup, attached to a side wall of the kind described; in F ig. 2, a vertical section thereof; and in Fig. 3, a modification of the means for attaching the sputum cup to the cuspidor bowls.

Referring to Fig. l, l is a partition wall of the kind described which terminates at 2, the line 2 being about parallel to the floor of the room. To the wall is attached a bowl 3, having an upstanding flange 4., and an aperture 5, in the lowermost part of the bowl. A pair of cuspidor bowls may be conveniently attached together and to the partition wall by means of bolts 6, or a similar means, passing through the holes in the upstanding flanges and the partition wall, thus holdin g the bowls in a fixed position with respect to one another and the partition wall, and affording a complete protection for the wall adjoining the bowl, by the upstanding flange.

On the under side of the bowls is located the sputum cup 7 which, by reason of the position of the bowls, is beneath both apertures. rIhe sputum cup is held against the under side of the bowl by a suitable hold- Copies of this patent may be obtained for Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A110'. 2d, 1915.

Serial No. 873,680.

ing device 8, which I have shown in Fig. 2 as taking the form of elongated grooves adapted to engage flanges 9, projecting from the sides of the sputum cup. Any suitable fastening means, however, may be used, such as the spring clips 10, illustrated in Fig. 3. If grooves are used, these grooves may be located either longitudinally or transversely of the partition wall, as desired, in order to secure the greatest possible accessibility.

The sputum cup may be of metal or may be made of pasteboard or a similar material, so that it may be destroyed when removed.

It is obvious that in an arrangement such as that described, the bowls may be used either singly or in pairs, as the location requires, and that the holding means may be accordingly modified.

`While I have only illustrated one form of my invention, I do not desire to be confined to vthe precise details illustrated and described, since it will be obvious that many changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A cuspidor adapted to be attached to a partition wall which is spaced from the floor, comprising a pair of bowls each provided with an aperture in the bottom thereof, and with an upstanding flange, said flanges being adapted to be secured back to back to the partition wall, supporting means on the underside of each bowl, and a sputum cup provided with supporting flanges adapted to coperate with said supporting means, whereby the cup is detachably secured to the bowls beneath the apertures.

2. A cuspidor adapted to be attached to a partition wall which is spaced from the floor, comprising a pair of bowls each provided with an upstanding flange integral therewith and with an aperture, said flanges being adapted to be secured back to back to the partition wall, supporting means on the underside of each bowl, and a sputum cup provided with supporting means adapted to cooperate with said first named supporting means, whereby the cup is detachably secured to the bowls beneath the apertures.

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Witnesses:

l/'Anrnn S. JoNns, WM. M. EARL.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents r L Washington, D. C. 

